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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" bring his fish?
(a) Ontario.
(b) Boston.
(c) Calgary.
(d) Nova Scotia.

2. Why does Bishop love the sea?
(a) She loves to swim.
(b) It is ever-changing.
(c) It is unchanging.
(d) It is both ever-changing and unchanging.

3. What is depicted in "Manuelzinho"?
(a) A man buying his first home.
(b) A landlord.
(c) A man who is half-tenant, half-squatter.
(d) A man living on the street.

4. Who is depicted in "Visits to St. Elizabeth's"?
(a) A Jew in a newspaper hat.
(b) A Catholic in a fur hat.
(c) A Catholic in a newspaper hat.
(d) A Jew in a fur hat.

5. Where did Marianne Moore work?
(a) A book store.
(b) The Library of Congress.
(c) The New York Public Library.
(d) A museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bishop compare an iceberg to a ship in North and South?

2. What type of language does Bishop employ in "Songs for a Colored Singer"?

3. What happens in "A Miracle for Breakfast"?

4. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" do?

5. What is described in "Love Lies Sleeping"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bishop use humor in "Manners"?

2. How is the tone of "A Cold Spring" in contrast to its subject matter?"

3. What is the significance of the title of "The Prodigal"?

4. How does the title of "The Man-Moth" alter the feel of the poem?

5. What two things is Bishop comparing in "Brazil, January 1, 1502"?

6. In what way does the language contrast with the emotional situation in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"

7. Does Bishop see the ocean as ever-changing or never changing in the poems in Cold Spring?

8. Why does the character in "The Gentleman of Shalott" think half of him would be enough?

9. How do the poet's descriptions in "Arrival at Santos" reflect her dual state of mind?

10. What is Bishop comparing in "Large Bad Picture" when she refers to "commerce or contemplation"?

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